Arhopala ammonides chunsu  Fruhstorfer, 1914
Arhopala ammonides chunsu ♂ Up. Arhopala ammonides chunsu ♂ Un.
♂, 2024.03.23, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala ammon chunsu Fruhstorfer, 1914
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):137.
TL : Nord-Ost-Sumatra, auf den Battakbergen. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
● ssp.ammonides
● ssp.
● ssp.chunsu
Arhopala ammonides chunsu map

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
Betong dist., 2024.03.23, 1♂, S.Atdhabhan (YI).
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Notes

New to Thailand. The first specimen was obtained by Satawan Atdhabhan on 23.Mar.2024 in Betong district, Yala.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 650 - 800m).

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.

Arhopala ammonides chunsu ♂ Arhopala ammonides chunsu ♂
♂, 2024.03.23, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
2024.06.30 - 2024.07.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.